GK Question

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The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 replaced the ground of 'internal disturbance' with 'armed rebellion' for proclaiming National Emergency.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Original Article 352 allowed Emergency on grounds of 'war, external aggression, or internal disturbance'. 44th Amendment (1978) replaced 'internal disturbance' with 'armed rebellion' to prevent misuse (as during 1975 Emergency). Now, mere internal unrest cannot justify National Emergency; must be armed rebellion of significant scale.

Topic National Emergency - Grounds
Exam Relevance Constitutional amendment safeguard question critical for UPSC Prelims and SSC CGL Tier-2
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